Dance: Hamster's Dance
Song: The Hampster Dance
Artist: Hampton The Hampster
Album: --
Choreography & copyright: Jan Wyllie, http:web.one.net.au/~jannekes
Level: Upper-Beginner
Walls: 4
Count: 32
Bridge/restart: no
Dance Beat: fast
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

* Heel, together, heel, heel, &together, heel, together,
             heel, heel, &together:
 1- 2 Touch RIGHT heel to RIGHT diagional, touch RIGHT toe beside LEFT,
 3- 4 Tap RIGHT heel to RIGHT diagional,
      tap RIGHT heel to RIGHT diagional,
    & Step RIGHT beside LEFT,
 5- 6 Touch LEFT heel to LEFT diagional, touch LEFT toe beside RIGHT,
 7- 8 Tap LEFT heel to LEFT diagional,
      tap LEFT heel to LEFT diagional,
    & Step LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Heel, &together, step, &together, step, &together, step, rock step,
           1/2 turn & side shuffle:
   9& Touch RIGHT heel forward, step RIGHT beside LEFT,
  10& Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT beside LEFT,
  11& Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT beside LEFT,
   12 Step LEFT forward,
13-14 Rock/step RIGHT forward, Rock back on LEFT,
15&16 Make a 1/4 turn RIGHT & shuffle RIGHT (R,L,R),

* Hamster walk, stomp, stomp, clap, clap:
   17 Keeping legs stiff rock weight to LEFT and bend body to LEFT,**
   18 Keeping legs stiff rock weight to RIGHT and bend body to RIGHT,**
   19 Keeping legs stiff rock weight to LEFT and bend body to LEFT,**
   20 Keeping legs stiff rock weight to RIGHT and bend body to RIGHT,**
21-22 Stomp LEFT beside RIGHT, stomp RIGHT beside LEFT,
23-24 Clap hands twice,

* Full turn, shuffle forward, step, "stroke", step, "stroke":
25-26 Make a full turn to LEFT while stepping LEFT, RIGHT,
27&28 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
29-30 Step RIGHT forward, make a 'breastroke' movement with your arms
              (as if you were swimming),
31-32 Step LEFT forward, make a 'breastroke' movement with your arms.

Repeat
******


Choreographer's note: The music is grossly unphrased and you will
have to take up the extra beats at the beginning of the 1st (2 beats),
2nd (2 beats), 5th (4 beats), 6th (2 beats) and 7th (2 beats) walls.
It's no drama - just put your right heel fwd and hold. You will
probably hear where the extra counts have to go, but if you miss it,
who cares.


** Counts 17-20 depict the 'rocking' hampster you see in the video of
this song. Arms should be held stiffly beside the body with wrists
bent and hands pointing to each side.


Transcribed: David Powell, 2nd September, 2001.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance